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According to howmanyofme.com, there are twenty-nine people in the U.S. named Allison Allison and sixteen named Alison Allison. (The one-l version also occurs as a surname, but nobody named Al(l)ison seems to have it.)
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It seems like Allison has some true masculine usage behind the future feminine usage, unlike the spelling with only one l.
I think this name is cute for boys or girls. It’s original and unique to name your son Allison. It’s not too feminine! You put boy names on girls, but Allison is not too much like a feminine name for a boy. Some girl names seem to suit boys I have to admit! However, because of the usage it’s still better for a girl, but it’s still nice for a boy too!
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I think this name is cute for boys or girls. It’s original and unique to name your son Allison. It’s not too feminine! You put boy names on girls, but Allison is not too much like a feminine name for a boy. Some girl names seem to suit boys I have to admit! However, because of the usage it’s still better for a girl, but it’s still nice for a boy too!
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In 2018, 16 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Allison who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 213th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
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I'd love to see some more research on the original gender for this name...
Other information I've found online says this is one of those names that was commonly used as a surname before a first name (like Ryan or Austin, etc.).
My 3x great grandfather was "Allison John Horner," very much a male. Looking through census records just in 1860 in the US, I'm seeing almost 2,000 males with the first name Allison. I'm thinking there is a fair bit of information to support this being a male name as well as female.
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Other information I've found online says this is one of those names that was commonly used as a surname before a first name (like Ryan or Austin, etc.).
My 3x great grandfather was "Allison John Horner," very much a male. Looking through census records just in 1860 in the US, I'm seeing almost 2,000 males with the first name Allison. I'm thinking there is a fair bit of information to support this being a male name as well as female.
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https://www.behindthename.com/name/allison/top/united-states?compare=alison
https://www.behindthename.com/name/allison/top/canada?compare=alison
The original spelling of Alison had only about 115k girls with the name Alison according to the USA Social Security Administration since 2021.
https://www.names.org/n/alison/about
The 'variant' Allison had about 312k girls with the name Allison according to the USA Social Security Administration since 2021. Much more than Alison.
https://www.names.org/n/allison/about
Elsewhere in the English-speaking world, the spelling of 'Alison' is more popular.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/allison/top/australia-nsw?compare=alison
https://www.behindthename.com/name/allison/top/scotland?compare=alison
It's also used in Brazil as a Masculine name.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/allison/top/brazil
https://www.first-name.net/allison#Info_BR